Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 113



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Episode 113. The Journey to the South 6

After beating up the rampant Iyakan Empire, changing the name of the country, teaching the Tyrant Dragon King, and saving many of the ancient gods, it was finally time for the best in the world to leave for the next region.

“Are you going now?”

“Oh my. Are you so happy that this teacher is leaving?”

When he scolded the overjoyed Dragon King, the Dragon King panicked. The best person in the world didn’t think too deeply about it because he knew that he didn’t like him.

“Okay. I’ll leave. I’ll probably come back in a few hundred years to check up on you. If the country falls apart in the meantime, just know that you’re going to die.”

“Is there any possibility?”

“How do I get to the Jewel Palace from here? How are the roads?”

“You can also change ships and go to the Western Dynasty, or just Seiwamuyu. That’s the fastest way.”

The best person in the world who saw the route by sea was not satisfied with something.

When I pointed to the large islands along the way and asked about them one by one, the only answers I got were, “Only Iyakan live there,” and “That’s our island.”

“How do I get there by land?”

The best in the world didn’t necessarily want to go fast. If I had to say, I wanted to go around in circles. I wanted to meet as many people as possible and spread my teachings.

The Tatap tribe and the Iyakans here would probably have fallen or become corrupted by the storms of the world if it weren’t for his teachings. He wanted to know how others lived, and whether he had anything to teach them or even learn from them.

“By land? Then this is the center of the peninsula, so if you go all the way northwest and cross the isthmus along the coast, you will reach the continent of Olsojora. But the coast is so long that you have to go around.”

“The continent of Olsojora. This Goaran is also huge. Is it bigger than Goaran?”

In the eyes of the best in the world, this Goaran was much bigger than the ‘Dongbang’. Of course, the best in the world did not visit all the lands of the East, and by later standards, both Goaran and the East were grouped together as the ‘East’.

The Dragon King just laughed at that question.

“The continent of Olsojora? It’s incomparable. It’s six times bigger than Goaran. (*It was actually a bit bigger).”

“Hmm.”

“On that continent, everything except the top of the great forest is Datang. Including the great forest.”

“How big is a large forest?”

“I believe this orphanage is about twice the size of the peninsula. I’m not sure because it’s in a ‘straight line’ following the path of the stars.”

“hmm…….”

“Ah. Now that I think about it… … . You’re talking about the Great Forest. There probably are even on the continent of Olsojora.”

“What does that mean?”

According to the description, it is as follows:

Originally, Daesurim was a land that had become a desert due to the power of the red moon in the sky, but was overcome with plant magic and spirit magic that controlled plants.

But the red moon in the sky is racing from west to east, slightly slanting north across this orphaned peninsula, indicating that the area of ​​the great forest has been steadily expanding for thousands of years.

By the way, the Red Moon is currently passing north of Goaran. Unfortunately, it is a low-magic zone, so it has not been able to be turned into a forest and has just become a desert.

“The continent of Olsojora and the land of the Baekkan tribe, ‘Baekara’, are cut in half by a strait or sea between them… … If you go to the Great Forest and follow it all the way across the sea, you will be able to go straight to Datang.”

“hmm…….”

The best person in the world looked at the world map and kept thinking about which path he should take.

“If you follow this coastline, you’ll reach the land of the Baekkan tribe, right?”

“Yes, it is the land of the dwarves.”

“If you go west from there.”

“The place where the Northern Dynasty of Seiwamuyu and Baekkan fought. And the great forest across the sea.”

“And if you go across the sea to the other side of the great forest, it’s Datang… … If you go along the great forest without crossing the sea, you’ll pass through a land called Dimanang, the great forest, the great ranch, and finally Dator. Is that how it goes?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

The best in the world thought so. And the primordial god he held in his arms also thought so.

-It’s further than I thought. Considering the various delays, it seems like it’ll take almost 144 years to travel…

“Umm… … . Well, it can’t be helped.”

“If you take a boat, you can get to Datang in about three years… … .”

The best person in the world thinks about it and then comes to a conclusion.

“I’ll go by land. Can you tell the Baekans that I’ll be there?”

“It’s okay if you come and go as long as you live.”

The Dragon King sent a messenger to the Baekkan tribe saying, “The greatest person in the East who dared to assault me ​​under the pretext of changing the name of his country and teaching me a lesson is leaving, so do what you want with him.” The Baekkan Federation in the southwestern region was put on high alert.

At this time, Baekkan had formed an incredibly large alliance.

It was a headache to fight the Iyakans who came by boat from the south, but it was even worse when a monster of the same level as ‘All Chaun’ came, and it was even worse when the absolute power and dictator that the Baekkans hated the most came.

However, this rumor spreads much more easily than expected. This leads to unexpected results… … .

Because at that time, the Baekkan race was not a single nation, but rather maintained several independent nations with different political systems.

When I explained it earlier, I said that the Baekkan tribe only had one ideology, but that wasn’t actually the case.

To be exact, during the mythical era, there was only the Democratic Baekkan Federation. In particular, the distinction between races was really strong and reliable.

‘You’re in the same cabin as us. Do you want to join the alliance? I’ll give you equal voting rights.’ If you say, ‘Okay. Okay! I’ll join.’

It was a simple merger like this that really created a huge alliance. The double-difference democracy of 6+1 had that kind of power.

But there are so many ways for heroes to appear in this world.

In short, the president who was ‘too good at politics’ has transformed into a superman.

And the president who had been dethroned tried to become immortal by challenging the second dethroning according to the method handed down in Datang. Most of them failed, but… … . some succeeded. Already, even the term limit of the Southern Baekkan Federation was removed, and there were three kingdoms ruled by immortal leaders.

What’s interesting here is that there was no discontent among the Baekjan people about the sudden transition from democracy to a monarchy.

Because he was good at politics and was respected, he became a great man, and later achieved overwhelming feats, became a superman, and further, became a saint and shed his shell, so they hoped that the great king would rule the country forever.

It’s not like the Baekkan democracy completely collapsed, and even in the kingdom, the tradition of 6+1 is still maintained, but it is gradually retreating to the west or north, or in other words, the West or the North Sea, as it is pushed out of national power by kingdoms that actively recruit superhumans.

In the land of the Baekkan tribe, ‘Baekara’, which connects the South Sea, the West, and the East, three great kingdoms were competing for power, and three adults joined forces to block the Iyakans in the south, and traded with the Dimanangs in the west and the Erins in the north.

Their complaint was rather like this.

“There are 12 saints in Baekkan. No, even just 6 would be good… … .”

The reason it has to be 12 is to deal with those powerful Anlaiers of Datang, and the reason I want it to be 6 is because the old democratic traditions are still alive in the country.

Anyway, let’s say this place is like Mesopotamia + Turkmenistan + Iran on Earth, but it’s a place where farming is incredibly successful due to high horsepower, medium horsepower, low horsepower, and other factors such as the movement of celestial bodies and the natural environment.

It was only a few thousand years ago that the red moon came and almost ruined the crops.

Well, to put it simply, the Baekans had already given up on democracy. They only hoped that the next leader who was good at politics would emerge and become a new great monarch. And then those monarchs would consult with each other and do politics… … . The goal was a democratic oligarchy.

But, their relationship wasn’t very good.

It wasn’t a matter of race, ethnicity, or political system. What started the division among the Baekkan people was none other than ‘religion’.

The Baekkan people could not help but be conscious of religion. The Iyakans believed in the religion of the dragon god. They are very religious, and once they conquer a territory, they first build a temple, worship, and offer sacrifices.

And it seems that such a god actually gives power. The Baekkan people felt uneasy when they saw that.

“Where is the god of Baekkan?”

“Who created the world and where do we go when we die?”

It was the main discourse of the Baekans, something that other countries of the time did not worry about.

In short, in the case of Datang, there was a philosophy of moon worship… … let’s call it that. The natural cycle of all things circulating, the interaction of celestial bodies and the earth, and the feeding of living things and their return to the earth.

Since Daton’s lifespan was originally set at hundreds of years, there were more cases where he got sick of living than cases where he hated dying.

If you really don’t want to die, you can become a Mainnirun. If you lack the ability, you can’t do it. They longed for an eternal life with All Chaun rather than an afterlife.

In the case of Iyakan, there was a very distinct religion called Yongsinism and an afterlife.

In the case of the Tocha and Tatap nomads, they simply disperse into nature when they die, so it is important to live diligently in reality, and they inherited the teachings of the best in the world, telling them not to worry about necromancy or immortal ancestral spirits, and to just focus on honing their martial arts.

Erin had a primordial god that they had unearthed. The Erin acknowledged the divine existence itself, and they had also discovered other primordial gods to some extent (even before the first one), and the primordial gods told ‘gentle lies’ about the afterlife to appease the Erin’s religious anxiety.

But there was nothing like that in Baekkan. They did not possess a sage god, nor did they have a firm religious view.

That is why philosophy is born.

“The origin of all things is magic! Magic creates the world!”

“No. The origin of all things is the soil of the earth!”

“Isn’t Darton’s philosophy correct? The world is created through the interaction of natural elements.”

“The origin of all things is number!”

“Hey. Are you possessed by ‘that’? That all things are numbers?”

“No, isn’t it clear that water is the origin of all things just by looking at the power that ‘it’ has? Magic is the truth!”

They debate and delve into the nature of the world.

Some convert to Erin’s religion or go on to seek out other primordial gods.

“Perhaps the gods of Erin can provide answers to our questions… … .”

“I heard that there are other gods in the world. Let us go find them and worship them!”

Some simply choose to make superhumans their gods.

“What’s the big deal about the afterlife? It’s best to be an undead saint, or even a god!”

“But then there are no newcomers to Baekkan… … .”

“Does it matter? It’s not there now, but it will come out someday!”

And some people think this way.

“You’re all wrong. Do you seek the origin of all things? Do you worship gods? Do you think superhumans are gods? No, that’s not true. That’s not God.”

“then?”

“In the first place, wasn’t the Taiko-shin also a being that existed a very long time ago? He wasn’t the being that created this world.”

“Um… …what.”

“There must be a real God. The God who truly created all things. The one who judges us in the afterlife. Supermen are just a little bit slower in reaching Him.”

“So to speak, an omnipotent being?”

“Yes. There must be an omnipotent being.”

It is a strange idea. It is a religion that believes in an imaginary god that does not exist, rather than in visible supermen and gods.

And as you saw at the very beginning, there is a primordial god who created this world, but he has no ego, he was just a being who created laws and died. It is not what they think.

“He is omnipotent and looks down on us all.”

“He is omnipotent and knows everything about us and judges us after death.”

“He is omnipotent and can do everything he wants, and he judges the arrogant… … .”

“There must be someone whose name cannot even be called.”

They worship, in the most zealous way, an imaginary god. A monotheistic god. A morality, ethics, and mythology of unknown origin.

Eventually, they sneak into the democratic system and spread this ‘monotheistic ideology’.

And memes work.

“Light comes from my hands! Arise! Sick man!”

“Wow!!! My limping leg is now better!!!”

“It’s a miracle! A miracle! The One exists!”

A mystery that works not because there actually is a God, but because we believe there is one.

This was the strongest evidence to them that there was one God and that their belief in him was correct.

It was the moment when monotheism was born.

“A hammer blow to all the heretics who believe in false gods!”

And that was the moment when religious wars were invented. It was to bring down the hammer (or not) of God on all who did not believe in this clear evidence.

“God, the only one, loved the ark and gave it to us!”

“The Baekkan are the race that will rule the world!”

“All gods other than our ‘God’ are false. Judge even those who are called superhumans!”

Fanaticism has already swept through the Baekans.

And now the god of the east is going towards them.

The god who was called the best in the world and the god who existed since ancient times. These two.